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The afterlife and the soul
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RE: The afterlife and the soul
(January 7, 2016 at 2:31 pm)Vincent Wrote:
(January 7, 2016 at 9:28 am)ChadWooters Wrote: Contrary to the claims of the OP, there is no proof that mechanistic brain functions actually produce quality and/or intentionally, as opposed to to say mediating those phenomena. At best, materialism can only offer a promissory note of future discovery based on intellectual precommitments.

I'm not even sure what you're trying to say here. There has been no scientific reason to believe that brain functioning is not produced and regulated through material and natural processes . In fact, all scientific evidence points to the contrary. Simply typing out a bunch of pseudo-science using impressive terminology doesn't make it any more credible or realistic.

I happen to agree with Chad in that you overstated the case from science. Many things about our mental world have been explained by our coming to terms with the substance of the brain's operation, but genuine mysteries, such as consciousness, still exist. Claiming that science has explained or evidenced all mental functions is just plain ignorance.

(January 7, 2016 at 2:31 pm)Vincent Wrote: Theists seem to put an awful lot of weight on ballsy claims like this: "We are right. We got all this shit figured out. Just you wait, science will eventually catch up to us and prove all that we're saying." 

You seem to forget, through the ages it has always been religion trying to catch up with science, and not the other way around.

This is a rather weak induction. "Science has explained things in the past so it will do so again." You don't know that, and your putting your eggs in that basket is another example of overstating your case.
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The afterlife and the soul - by Vincent - January 7, 2016 at 1:19 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Silver - January 7, 2016 at 1:23 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Vincent - January 7, 2016 at 1:29 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Minimalist - January 7, 2016 at 1:31 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by *Deidre* - January 7, 2016 at 1:35 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Vincent - January 7, 2016 at 1:46 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by robvalue - January 7, 2016 at 6:08 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Wyrd of Gawd - January 9, 2016 at 8:27 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by zebo-the-fat - January 7, 2016 at 7:19 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by MTL - January 8, 2016 at 11:19 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Brian37 - January 8, 2016 at 1:24 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Aoi Magi - January 7, 2016 at 9:05 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by The Grand Nudger - January 7, 2016 at 9:10 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by ApeNotKillApe - January 7, 2016 at 9:24 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Neo-Scholastic - January 7, 2016 at 9:28 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by dyresand - January 7, 2016 at 9:43 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by ApeNotKillApe - January 7, 2016 at 12:03 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by The Grand Nudger - January 7, 2016 at 11:37 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Athene - January 7, 2016 at 12:15 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by ApeNotKillApe - January 7, 2016 at 12:31 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Crossless1 - January 7, 2016 at 2:56 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Vincent - January 7, 2016 at 2:31 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Angrboda - January 7, 2016 at 3:02 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Vincent - January 7, 2016 at 11:09 pm
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RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Neo-Scholastic - January 7, 2016 at 3:48 pm
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RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Drich - January 8, 2016 at 11:27 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by mediocrates - January 7, 2016 at 3:37 pm
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RE: The afterlife and the soul - by The Grand Nudger - January 7, 2016 at 5:37 pm
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RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Vincent - January 8, 2016 at 2:05 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Brian37 - January 8, 2016 at 2:10 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Sheed1980 - January 8, 2016 at 8:58 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Angrboda - January 8, 2016 at 9:35 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Sheed1980 - January 8, 2016 at 9:48 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Angrboda - January 8, 2016 at 9:59 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by robvalue - January 9, 2016 at 5:22 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Vincent - January 8, 2016 at 11:42 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by drfuzzy - January 9, 2016 at 12:02 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Sheed1980 - January 9, 2016 at 6:24 pm
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RE: The afterlife and the soul - by KevinM1 - January 11, 2016 at 2:36 am
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RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Wyrd of Gawd - January 9, 2016 at 8:37 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Drich - January 8, 2016 at 11:58 am
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RE: The afterlife and the soul - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:02 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:19 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:21 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 11:45 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by mediocrates - January 8, 2016 at 12:06 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Drich - January 8, 2016 at 12:31 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by KevinM1 - January 8, 2016 at 1:02 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by mediocrates - January 8, 2016 at 2:18 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 2:30 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Brian37 - January 8, 2016 at 2:33 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:10 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by KevinM1 - January 9, 2016 at 1:40 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Crossless1 - January 9, 2016 at 1:50 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by The Grand Nudger - January 9, 2016 at 6:26 pm
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RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Sheed1980 - January 9, 2016 at 8:02 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by The Grand Nudger - January 9, 2016 at 8:06 pm
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by robvalue - January 11, 2016 at 4:12 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by Wyrd of Gawd - January 11, 2016 at 5:29 am
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RE: The afterlife and the soul - by robvalue - January 11, 2016 at 5:31 am
RE: The afterlife and the soul - by The Grand Nudger - January 11, 2016 at 10:34 am

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